Biography
Mark Haughton is completing his PhD at the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge and is a member of Jesus College. His current research, funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council, examines how Bronze Age burials from Ireland and Scotland reveal the gender and age structures of society, Prior to this, Mark completed a BA (in Archaeology & Classics) and an MA (in Prehistoric Archaeology) at University College Dublin in Ireland. His MA research demonstrated the locally specific way in which burial practice was ordered at several Early Bronze Age cemeteries in Ireland.
Beyond this research, Mark is currently investigating how ideas borrowed from literary analysis could be used to provide new ways for archaeologists to think about burials and their multiple meanings. He has also been involved for several years in excavations at the Bronze Age tell at Százhalombatta, just south of Budapest, Hungary.
At the University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education, Mark teaches the Bronze Age sections of the Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology of Ancient Britain. He also teaches on several courses in the Department of Archaeology and covers topics including: Bronze Age Britain, death and burial and archaeological theory and practice.